Electric motor toy car

Abstract

This invention relates to a toy car which having a chassis, a motor arranged to drive a set of wheels, a terminal strip arranged to pick up current from a wire embedded in a track, the car additionally being provided with a wiper which is mounted to contact the terminal strip and to contact the motor whereby current passes from the track via the terminal strip and wiper to the motor. The car can be used in both slot racing systems and slotless racing systems.

I claim: 
     
       1. A toy car for use with a slotted or slotless track; said toy car comprising: a chassis,   a motor for driving a set of wheels,   a terminal strip for picking up current from a wire in said track,   a wiper mounted to contact said terminal strip and to contact said motor so that current passes from said track wire via said terminal strip and said wiper to said motor,   said wiper comprising a thin metal plate, one end of said wiper is bent at an angle of approximately 90° to the body of said plate, said bent end portion defining a cut-out portion to receive one end of said terminal strip and a tail projecting from the angle for contacting an electric brush of said motor and a lug bent at approximately 90° to the body of said plate on the other end of said plate to engage a projection on said chassis, so that said wiper is held in position on said chassis.   
     
     
       2. A toy car according to claim 1, in which one or more flanges which act as electrical terminals for said car headlights are provided on the other end of said plate.